Safety plate bib

ABSTRACT

A safety plate bib includes a cover skirt. An insulated material is retained within the cover skirt. An elastic band is retained within the cover skirt. A stretch thread secures the insulated material and the elastic band within the cover skirt. The cover skirt, the insulated material, the elastic band, and the stretch thread cooperate with each other to form fittingly engage with an edge of a dishware.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an easy plate cover, and moreparticularly to fit easily over plate, bowl, or cup edges as aprotective means to insure that a hot plate, bowl or cup, is alwayscovered for safe handling.

BACKGROUND

In other conventional plate covering products, there is not the safetyof covering the edges efficiently when the level of heat is extreme,from removal of plate, bowls, or cups out of a microwave oven, stove, orother appliance that would cause extreme heat to user.

SUMMARY

My invention, the plate bib will always grip the outer edges of theplate, bowl, or cup with a snug and safety fitted material. It can behandled effectively by a small child, elderly person, and most anyonewithout the worry of severe burns or injuries. Other products' drawbacksdo not allow for adequate prevention of a hot plate, bowl, or cup, asthe material is hard thereby they are inadequate to prevent extreme heaton the outer edges of the plates, bowls, and cups.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above noted drawbacksand to provide a novel, easy-fitted plate bib, including thereinprincipally: a heat absorbable material flexible to fit on outer edgesof plates, bowls and cups; Polyurethane materials that are fireresistant, and easily handled with hot plates, bowls and cups, lightweighted material easy to use by permitting the elastic material toencircle the edges of dishware to always maintain safe handling.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an easy-fitdishware covering having a snuggly fitted cotton material over edgespreventing spills and burns. It is designed as a secure cover skirt,with a criss crossed bottom to insure a sufficient fit preventing platebib from slipping off plates, bowls or cups.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide aneasy-fit covering plate bib having convenient insulation integrallyformed directly throughout weight of the plate bib to facilitateabsorption of hot dishware, and which does not need any other assembly.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, asillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings:

FIG. 1. is a top plan view of a safety plate bib according to anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2. is a front perspective view of the safety plate bib of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of a safety plate bib according to anotherembodiment of the invention, wherein the safety plate bib includes aweight element; and

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the safety plate bib of FIGS. 1-3receiving a plate.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, a safety plate bib of the presentinvention comprises an easy fit cotton (polyurethane) stretched coveringor cover skirt 1 retaining an insulated material (polyurethane) 3. Thesafety plate bib slips over plates, bowls, cups in circumference. 11″inch diameter. Tightly sewn stretch thread 2 circumference that providessecure snug fit of material. The safety plate bib is 1″ inch to 2″inches thick that allows for insulation between hot edges of plates,bowls, or cups.

FIG. 3. illustrates the safety plate bib sewed together withapproximately one yard of cotton cloth to form the cotton covering 1,stitched with stretch thread 2, on both sides, with an elastic band (notshown) including the insulated material 3 of fire resistant cotton andpolyurethane sewn interior. This is sewn in circumference to tightly fitaround plates, bowls, cups, approximately 11 in. across in diameter.FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. Adjustments to inches can be made to fit other sizeplates, bowls, cups. To prevent the possibility of the safety plate bibfrom coming off, as an added feature, would include a weight element ortwo strips 4 of elastic, approximately ½ in wide, stitched to a bottomof the plate bib, from each side, diagonally across the bottom to insurethe plate bib stays securely fitted.

Elasticity allows for easy on, off the weight element that will coverplates, bowls, and cups.

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 10. A safety plate bib comprising: a cover skirt; aninsulated material retained within the cover skirt; an elastic bandretained within the cover skirt; and a stretch thread securing theinsulated material and the elastic band within the cover skirt, thecover skirt, the insulated material, the elastic band, and the stretchthread cooperating to form fittingly engage an edge of a dishware. 11.The safety plate bib of claim 10, further comprising a weight elementsecured to a bottom of the safety plate bib, the weight elementconfigured to support the dishware.
 12. The safety plate bib of claim11, wherein the weight element includes a pair of strips, each of thestrips extending across the bottom of the safety plate bib from a firstside of the safety plate bib to a second side of the safety plate bib.13. The safety plate bib of claim 12, wherein each of the strips iselastic.
 14. The safety plate bib of claim 12, wherein the strips aredisposed orthogonal to each other.
 15. The safety plate bib of claim 10,wherein the cover skirt is formed from a cotton material.
 16. The safetyplate bib of claim 10, wherein the cover skirt is formed from apolyurethane material.
 17. The safety plate bib of claim 10, wherein theinsulated material is fire resistant.
 18. The safety plate bib of claim10, wherein the insulated material is cotton.
 19. The safety plate bibof claim 10, wherein the insulated material is polyurethane.
 20. Thesafety plate bib of claim 10, wherein the cover skirt is substantiallyannular.
 21. The safety plate bib of claim 20, wherein the cover skirtdefines a concave inner portion with respect to an inner diameter of thecover skirt, the convex inner portion configured to receive the edge ofthe dishware.
 22. A safety plate bib comprising: a cover skirt; anelastic band retained within the cover skirt; and a pair of stretchthreads securing the elastic band within the cover skirt, the coverskirt, the elastic band, and the pair of stretch threads cooperating toform fittingly engage an edge of a dishware.
 23. The safety plate bib ofclaim 22, further comprising an insulated material retained within thecover skirt.
 24. The safety plate bib of claim 23, wherein the insulatedmaterial is at least one of a fire resistant material, a cottonmaterial, and a polyurethane material.
 25. The safety plate bib of claim22, further comprising a weight element secured to a bottom of thesafety plate bib, the weight element configured to support the dishware.26. The safety plate bib of claim 25, wherein the weight elementincludes a pair of elastic strips, each of the strips extending acrossthe bottom of the safety plate bib from a first side of the safety platebib to a second side of the safety plate bib.
 27. The safety plate bibof claim 26, wherein the pair of elastic strips are disposed orthogonalto each other.
 28. The safety plate bib of claim 22, wherein the coverskirt is formed from at least one of a cotton material and apolyurethane material.
 29. A safety plate bib and dishware assembly: acover skirt; an elastic band retained within the cover skirt; a pair ofstretch threads securing the elastic band within the cover skirt; and adishware having an edge, the cover skirt, the elastic band, and the pairof stretch threads cooperating to form fittingly engage with the edge ofthe dishware.